Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE

Amount

$110,081.00

Award Date

8/11/2009

Administering Agency

Health and Human Services, Department of / National Institutes of Health

CDFA Number

93.701

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NIH Recovery Act Research Support

Description

Head trauma affects 1.5 million people annually in the US, leading to debilitating neurological disorders, including epilepsy. After traumatic brain injury, 5% of the patients develop post-traumatic epilepsy, and following penetrating head injuries this n